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Mutnick v. Clearview AI, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-00512

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

440(Civil Rights: Other)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman

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  1. August 12, 2020

    Clearview AI Can't Ditch Or Move Ill. Facial Data Suits

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss or transfer proposed class actions brought by Illinois residents who claim that Clearview AI illegally scanned more than 3 billion pictures to improve its facial recognition software, rejecting the company's arguments that New York is a more convenient venue.

  2. July 21, 2020

    Ill. Resident Wants Clearview Data Scrape Suits Tied Together

    An Illinois resident suing facial recognition technology company Clearview AI over alleged violations of the state's landmark biometric privacy law wants to consolidate his case with three others making similar claims before an Illinois federal court, according to a recent motion.

  3. May 19, 2020

    Clearview Can't Halt Facial Data Scrape Suits In Ill.

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday said she won't put an Illinois resident's biometric privacy suit against Clearview AI on ice, even as she wrestles with whether to keep the suit or bump it to New York. 

  4. May 07, 2020

    Clearview AI Says Facial Photo Data Scrape Claim Is Moot

    Clearview AI Inc. urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday not to issue an injunction barring it from collecting Illinois residents' photos for its searchable face database, arguing that even though it's not subject to the state's landmark biometric privacy law, it has taken "comprehensive steps" to prevent the collection of facial data from photos associated with Illinois.

  5. April 28, 2020

    Clearview Wants Biometric Privacy Suits Out Of Ill.

    Facial recognition technology company Clearview AI urged an Illinois federal court Monday to stay litigation over its controversial searchable face database until jurisdictional questions are resolved, suggesting that both Chicago and New York lawyers are angling to be appointed lead plaintiffs' counsel.

  6. April 09, 2020

    Ill. Class Aims To Halt Clearview AI's Facial Photo Data Scrape

    A federal judge should stop Clearview AI Inc. from collecting Illinois residents' photographs for its searchable face database because the company's continued biometric privacy violations are more egregious than initially known, an Illinois resident said Wednesday.

  7. February 28, 2020

    Embattled Startup Clearview AI On Uncertain Legal Footing

    Facial recognition startup Clearview AI, under fire for quietly selling clients a massive database of personally identifiable images scraped from the internet, plans to make an untested argument that it is exempt from Illinois' biometric privacy law, its attorney said Friday amid calls to regulate its technology.